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South Africa produces first local vaccine to combat foot-and-mouth disease

The country is facing its worst outbreak of the illness that infects cattle herds. But the first locally-produced vaccine could become a major ally in fighting the disease.

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00:00It's the worst outbreak in decades.
00:05South African livestock farmers have been battling rapidly spreading foot and mouth disease,
00:11a usually non-fatal illness that mainly infects cattle.
00:16But there is a silver lining.
00:18The government announced that for the first time in 21 years,
00:21it had restarted local production of a vaccine against the disease.
00:27The first batch contains 12,900 multi-strain doses, and more are on the way.
00:34This is part of the government's strategy to rein in the spread of the disease in the upcoming months.
00:40Measures also include increased checks and testing to quickly detect new cases.
00:48The authorities hope that within a year,
00:50the plan will reduce the spread of foot and mouth disease by 70 percent in the most affected areas.
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